Edgar Filing: Pappas James C

Ownership Submission

FORM 4

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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person ^*

JCP Investment Management, LLC

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
ALEXANDERS J CORP [JAX]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

_____ Director	__X__ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below)	__X__ Other (specify below)
See explanation of responses

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

1177 WEST LOOP SOUTH, SUITE 1650

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
03/12/2012

(Street)

HOUSTON, TX 77027

4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
___ Form filed by One Reporting Person
_X_ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
1.Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price		6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Common Stock, par value $0.05 per share	03/12/2012		P		4,849	A	$ 6.9713	206,664	I ⁽¹⁾	By JCP Investment Partnership, LP ⁽²⁾
Common Stock, par value $0.05 per share	03/13/2012		P		4,900	A	$ 7	211,564	I ⁽¹⁾	By JCP Investment Partnership, LP ⁽²⁾

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)

Code

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
JCP Investment Management, LLC 1177 WEST LOOP SOUTH SUITE 1650 HOUSTON, TX 77027		X		See explanation of responses
JCP Investment Partnership, LP 1177 WEST LOOP SOUTH SUITE 1650 HOUSTON, TX 77027		X		See explanation of responses
JCP Investment Partners, LP 11177 WEST LOOP SOUTH SUITE 1650 HOUSTON, TX 77027		X		See explanation of responses
JCP Investment Holdings, LLC 1177 WEST LOOP SOUTH SUITE 1650 HOUSTON, TX 77027		X		See explanation of responses
Pappas James C 1177 WEST LOOP SOUTH SUITE 1650 HOUSTON, TX 77027		X		See explanation of responses

Signatures

By: James C. Pappas		03/14/2012
^**Signature of Reporting Person		Date
By:JCP Investment Management, LLC, By: /s/ James C. Pappas, Managing Member		03/14/2012
^**Signature of Reporting Person		Date
By:JCP Investment Holdings, LLC, By: /s/ James C. Pappas, Sole Member		03/14/2012
^**Signature of Reporting Person		Date
By: JCP Investment Partners, LP, By: JCP Investment Holdings, LLC, General Partner, By: /s/James C. Pappas, Sole Member		03/14/2012
^**Signature of Reporting Person		Date
By: JCP Investment Partnership, LP, By: JCP Investment Management, LLC, Investment Manager, By: /s/James C. Pappas, Managing Member		03/14/2012
^**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	This Form 4 is filed jointly by JCP Investment Partnership, LP, ("JCP Partnership"), JCP Investment Partners, LP ("JCP Partners"), JCP Investment Holdings, LLC ("JCP Holdings"), JCP Investment Management, LLC ("JCP Management") and James C. Pappas (collectively, the "Reporting Persons"). The Reporting Persons are filing this report because each of the Reporting Persons may be deemed to be a member of a Section 13(d) group disclosed in the Schedule 13D filed on behalf of the Reporting Persons and the other members of such group and such Section 13(d) group collectively owns more than 10% of the Issuer's outstanding shares of Common Stock. Each of the Reporting Persons disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares of Common Stock reported herein and held by the other members of such Section 13(d) group except to the extent of his or its pecuniary interest therein.
(2)	Represents shares of Common Stock owned directly by JCP Partnership. As the general partner of JCP Partnership, JCP Partners may be deemed to beneficially own the shares of Common Stock owned directly by JCP Partnership. As the general partner of JCP Partners, JCP Holdings may be deemed to beneficially own the shares of Common Stock owned directly by JCP Partnership. As the investment manager of JCP Partnership, JCP Management may be deemed to beneficially own the shares of Common Stock owned directly by JCP Partnership. As the managing member of JCP Management and the sole member of JCP Holdings, Mr. Pappas may be deemed to beneficially own the shares of Common Stock owned directly by JCP Partnership.

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